by Alison Wiley
Asking Linda Quirk of Run 7 On 7 to buy carbon offsets for her extensive air travel (see last post) reminded me and my husband to buy our offsets for 2008 (we can estimate the carbon we’ll burn for the rest of the year).
Note: while I think that buying carbon offsets is necessary [...]
Buying Our Carbon Offsets
November 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: 97215 · Oregon · carbon footprint · consumption · economics · energy · global warming · green living · happiness · lifestyle · simplicity · sustainability · transportation
How To Slash Your Electricity Bill
November 11th, 2008 · 1 Comment
by Alison Wiley
My diamond-cut household’s monthly electricity use is about half the national average. Besides saving more than $450/year, we’re lowering our carbon footprint because even here in Oregon, coal-burning fuels about 36% of our electricity. And our house is happy, not deprived (diamond-cut = chiseling our consumption down to the core of happiness).
Work [...]
Tags: 97215 · Oregon · Uncategorized · carbon footprint · energy · energy conservation · green living · lifestyle · simplicity · sustainability · thrift
Electric Vehicles: Truly Green, Or No?
July 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments
Living here in Portland, Oregon, I’ve become aware that we have the highest percentage of hybrid cars of any city in the nation. I’ve also observed that Portland General Electric (PGE) has the largest renewable power program in the country. (Disclosure: I’m married to Thor Hinckley, the manager of that renewables program.)
The new piece is [...]
Tags: 97215 · carbon footprint · cars · energy conservation · environment · green living · hybrids · lifestyle
